Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Swallowtail Butterflies (揚羽蝶図鐔)

Unknown maker

Medium: Copper-silver alloy shibuichi), bronze, gold
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g)
Culture: Japanese
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Dated: ca. 1800–1870
Pixels: 913 × 931
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Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Swallowtail Butterflies (揚羽蝶図鐔). ca. 1800–1870. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.